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Friday, February 17, 2012

BROWN BREAD

I love baking my own bread and I recommend it to all of you.
Today I am sharing my basic super simple brown bread recipe. If you search for
a bread recipe online you will have a million results. So many variations,
instructions, ingredients and opinions can be overwhelming for a first time
bread baker. So I am trying to simplify it in my own way.I am sharing this recipe and trust me when I say that it’s very easy.

BROWN BREAD RECIPE

Ingredients:

1 tsp active dry yeast

1 tbsp sugar

1 cup warm water

2 cups whole wheat flour

1 cup all purpose flour

1 tsp salt

2 tbsp sugar

¼ cup olive oil

½ cup warm water

Place warm water in a
bowl. Add 1 tsp sugar and stir well. Now add the yeast to the sugar water and
let it rest. Don’t touch or stir. Just let it sit!Place wheat flour, all
purpose flour, sugar and salt in a
plastic container and combine well.Now check on your yeast and it should be
frothy on top. When your yeast is nice and frothy stir it well and pour it into
the plastic container with the flour mixture. Add another ½ cup of warm water
and ¼ cup of olive oil to it and mix well with a spoon. Make sure it’s all
combined well. Close the lid and let it sit in a warm place for a couple of
hours till it doubles. The waiting
period depends fully on the weather. It might take more/less time so be
patient!When it has doubled in size mix it once again with a spoon. Dough will
be soft and sticky. Scoop the dough into
a loaf pan brushed with olive oil. Cover it with a wet cloth and let it rise
once again. This will take another couple of hours.Preheat the oven and bake
the loaf for 45-60 minutes at 160 degree C. Bread is ready when it’s golden on
top and sounds hollow when tapped.this recipe is going tohttp://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/

3 comments:

Homemade bread is always welcome in this house. This particular recipe does look amazing. The mix of white to wheat flour was a perfect ratio, judging by the fluffy light texture of your bread slices. Thanks for sharing this recipe-yum!